Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar

Composer. Born 7 April 1920 in Benares, Benares State, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India]. Died 11 December 2012.

4

Titles on Fi1m

85

Average Fi1m score

1

Oscar nomination

Born

7 April 1920, Benares, Benares State, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India]

Died

11 December 2012

Active

1955–1982

Frequently works with

Satyajit Ray, Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee

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Ravi Shankar — Ravi ShankarMarkgoff2972, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Pandit Ravi Shankar and Sukannya Shankar at the inauguration of Rekha Chitram, 22 February 1991, with Rekha Chakraborty and Arun Kumar Chakraborty. — Pandit Ravi Shankar and Sukannya Shankar at the inauguration of Rekha Chitram, 22 February 1991, with Rekha Chakraborty and Arun Kumar Chakraborty.Anurekhac7, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The photo contact sheet, identified as A2427 by the White House Photographic Office (WHPO), is housed at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, a branch of th (1974) — The photo contact sheet, identified as A2427 by the White House Photographic Office (WHPO), is housed at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, a branch of th (1974)David Hume Kennerly, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The photo contact sheet, identified as A2431 by the White House Photographic Office (WHPO), is housed at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, a branch of th (1974) — The photo contact sheet, identified as A2431 by the White House Photographic Office (WHPO), is housed at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, a branch of th (1974)David Hume Kennerly, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The photo contact sheet, identified as A2432 by the White House Photographic Office (WHPO), is housed at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, a branch of th (1974) — The photo contact sheet, identified as A2432 by the White House Photographic Office (WHPO), is housed at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, a branch of th (1974)David Hume Kennerly, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Guru Sanchita with Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankarji (2012) — Guru Sanchita with Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankarji (2012)TechnoAyan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photographs: Markgoff2972, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Anurekhac7, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); David Hume Kennerly, Public domain; David Hume Kennerly, Public domain; David Hume Kennerly, Public domain; TechnoAyan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.